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Ride to remember late retailer ‘Spike’ Toler

RICHMOND, VA (BRAIN) — Retailer Ann “Spike” Toler, a mainstay of the Richmond cycling scene who unexpectedly passed away last week at age 50, will be remembered during a tribute mountain bike ride Wednesday originating at her shop, Coqui Cyclery.

Toler, who had raced mountain bikes for 25 years, opened Coqui — named after a breed of tree frog — earlier this year with business partner/mechanic Clint Kronenberger. Rather than zero in on a turnkey space, Toler opted to refurbish a long-neglected building in Richmond’s Woodland Heights section and help beautify the city she loved.